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غُفْرٌ

Root: غفر

Full Definition

غُفْرٌ The young of the mountain-goat; as also غَفْرٌ ; but the former is the more common; the latter, rare: pl. [of pauc.] أَغْفَارٌ and [of mult.] غِفَرَةٌ and غُفُورٌ: the female is termed غُفْرَةٌ: and it is said that غُفْرٌ is an appellation of one and of a pl. number: the phrase غُفْرٌ كَثِيرٌ is mentioned [as meaning many young ones of the mountain-goat].
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